The REAL Type-M?? Or a NISMO version?

[AeroGrace]

Was surfing thru the japanese Nismo website, came across this little product category 'Complete Cars'.

In it showcases the NISMO specials, 400R, 270R etc etc.

What struck me was that it had an R33 Type-M up there too(under 1994)

Now this Type M looks very much different from what dealers were always labelling their cars as Type-M or 'M-Spec'.

It seems to have a much higher rear wing, 400R skirts and different rims too. It also looks like it has a series II bonnet but with series 1 headlights??

Or is this what a real M-Spec/Type M should look like? Or have we been fooled for so long?:Paranoid: The theory used to be that all R33s are Type-M(as long as its turbo) and if this is indeed a NISMO special, why didn't they changed the code or something?(ie, R33 GT-R vs 400R) Hence I would think that the Type-M designation is only for cars similar to the one in the pic with the NISMO goodies fitted...and while GTSTs are just......GTSTs? Well?

weird isnt it?...:alien:

I've attached a pic.:bahaha: :Paranoid:

[whatsisname]

I read that as saying, this is what we can to an R33 Type M. Not that this is a special model - called the Type M. If you get what I mean?

[JimX]

Hmm, you know what? This seems to be the car that HOTR33 was going on about in another thread. The front bar and spoiler match what he was describing, and there is probably a high-flowed ball bearing turbo in that car too.

[whatsisname]

Might well be Jim?

As I was getting at above, it still doesn't mean that this particular car is the "real" Type M. To my way of thinking it's just showing what NISMO (or any other aftermarket Japanese company) can do to a R33 Type M. Like Tommy K R33 Type M, or the Impul R33 Type M & so on...

[JimX]

Yeah, I definitely think it's a "Nismo Type M". Which may as well be called a "Nismo GTS-t". But that doesn't mean that the Nissan ones aren't real GTS't's either

[inark]

not think it IS.

its the NISMO kit for the R33 Type-M ive seen plenty of em around with that ugly drift wing.

[skyline33]

Originally posted by inark

not think it IS.

its the NISMO kit for the R33 Type-M ive seen plenty of em around with that ugly drift wing.

i second that